Manager Of Engineering

Alden Scientific; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Alden Scientific is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead the technological foundation of the company. This hybrid role, based in Cambridge, MA, involves overseeing technology architecture and engineering excellence across various domains, from cloud infrastructure to production systems.

The ideal candidate will have a BS degree in a related field and 3-5 years of experience, along with strong communication skills, a service-oriented leadership style, and a coding background in Python.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Ability to manage technical workstreams or projects.
• Genuine passion for improving human health.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technology architecture, ensuring engineering excellence.
• Create and communicate technology roadmap aligned with goals.
• Manage partnerships and contracts with vendors.

Skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Service-oriented leadership

Coding background, with Python preferred

Experience with AI-powered development tools

Solid experience with AWS

Familiarity with DevOps principles

Experience with databases

Project management experience

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, or related field

Tools

AWS (S3, EC2, IAM)

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Job description

We are transforming health and longevity by prioritizing individuals, not averages.

Our platform harnesses multi-omic data and AI to provide predictive, personalized health management—making proactive health management the new normal.

About the Role

We are looking for a Manager of Engineering to lead and scale our technical foundation as Alden Scientific grows. This role reports directly to the President and Chief Business Officer of Alden Scientific.

In this role, you will oversee our technology architecture end-to-end—from research infrastructure through production systems—while ensuring engineering excellence across cloud, data, DevOps, and front-end domains.

You will work both hands-on and through a team of partners and contractors, building prototypes and deploying production solutions. This is a central management and coordination role, overseeing our technology roadmap and building systems that power the future of personalized health.

Location

This management role will be a hybrid in-office / remote position based in Cambridge, MA. Occasional travel may also be required.

What You’ll Do

Management and Coordination

• Oversee Alden’s technology architecture, from research infrastructure to production systems.
• Create, maintain, and communicate the company’s technology roadmap, aligned to business and scientific goals.
• Oversee all engineering components, roles, responsibilities, and contract teams—including cloud/AWS, DevOps, data engineering, and front-end engineering.
• Oversee data management systems and policies.
• Serve as a service-oriented engineering leader, balancing hands‑on technical work with coordination through external partners and contractors.
• Address the company’s evolving IT‑related needs as we scale.
• Define and champion a culture of engineering excellence, establishing team norms, code quality standards, and review practices.
• Design our future engineering strategy, guiding our build, partner, and buy decisions.
• Set, formalize, and enforce data and technology architecture standards across all stakeholders and systems.
• Adapt scientific prototypes into engineered, production‑ready solutions—bridging the gap between research and engineering.
• Oversee front‑end engineering standards.
• Define and document APIs and interfaces between systems.
• Ensure information security and identity management best practices are embedded across all systems.
• Oversee information security, disaster recovery planning, data backup strategies, and system resilience to ensure business continuity. Define and enforce policy standards across platforms.

Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Collect and manage requirements from all key stakeholders, including research, product, and modeling teams.
• Drive engineering projects forward, removing blockers and ensuring timely delivery.
• Manage partnerships and contracts with engineering vendors and service providers.
• Establish lightweight project tracking and delivery processes appropriate for a start‑up.
• Communicate technical tradeoffs and project status clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, or a related field.
• At least 3‑5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work effectively with scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders.
• Service‑oriented leadership style—you prioritize the needs of your team and the organization.
• Coding background, with Python preferred.
• Experience with AI‑powered development tools such as Claude and Cursor for coding, engineering, and technology tasks.
• Project management experience, including working with external vendors and contractors.
• Solid experience with AWS (S3, EC2, IAM) and cloud infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and tooling (CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure‑as‑code).
• Experience with relational and non‑relational databases.
• Systems and platform management experience.
• Genuine passion for making a difference in human health.
• Demonstrated experience managing and coordinating multiple concurrent technical workstreams or projects.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast‑moving start‑up environments with limited resources.
• Familiar with HIPAA and GDPR privacy regulations and standards.

How to Apply

Apply directly via the Alden Careers Page (www.aldenscientific.com/careers).